George Clooney pulls out his inner child to save the future in Disney’s new fantasy movie, writes Stephen Jewell.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back: the Terminator star has released a new action-packed trailer for his return to the franchise which made his name.

I've heard a lot of stupid stuff in my day. True, most of it has spilled from my own mouth.

Stephie Key has launched her first foray into film - and she says it's so bad, it's funny.

This doco, made and heavily branded by the V&A, is likely to be as close as fans here will get to it without an airfare.

Poltergeist 2015 is a faithful tribute, produced with an eye to introducing the Steven Spielberg-produced original - and the phrase "they're here" - to a new audience.

Melissa McCarthy has become Hollywood's go-to gal for big screen comedy. She talks to Michele Manelis.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was crowned World Selfie Champion at the world premiere of San Andreas.

Is 37 too old for an actress to play the lover of a 55-year-old man? It seems some Hollywood bosses think so.

In the closing moments of this deliciously unpredictable Western, set in Colorado but shot in the South Island, the camera revisits the scenes of the various killings that have punctuated the action.

Johnny Depp has reportedly walked off the Pirates of the Caribbean set on the Gold Coast and is headed back to the US to be with his wife.

Even Anna Kendrick knows that female-led franchise reboots could lead somewhere silly. Here she spoofs Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Simon Pegg has slammed superhero movies as "childish" and suggested the genre is "dumbing down" the film industry.

Apfel looks like a cross between a peacock and an owl. She has a plume of white hair, a slender physique and above-average height.

Jane Hawking tells Celia Walden how she remains good friends with her physicist ex-husband.

The first official teaser trailer for the Danny Boyle-directed Steve Jobs biopic has been released.

A Matthew McConaughey film about two men who find each other in a Japanese "suicide forest" has been loudly booed after its initial screenings at Cannes.

Like the many, ingenious vehicles it has roaring and exploding across the screen, Mad Max: Fury Road is a giant scrapyard jalopy, says Herald entertainment editor Russell Ballie.

Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn is on a roll with his performances in everything from the television series Bloodline to the New Zealand-made Slow West. He talks to Lydia Jenkin.

He was the action hero who was cast into the Hollywood wilderness. Now 50, Keanu Reeves is ready for his comeback — with a whopping eight films underway. Robbie Collin meets him.

A Kiwi stuntman has won a prestigious international award for his work on a Hollywood blockbuster starring Brad Pitt.

Director Taika Waititi has cast Sam Neill in his long-awaited screen adaptation of a book by Barry Crump.

Actor Samuel L Jackson has been cast in the remake of cult classic The Blob.

Scottish director John Maclean talks about why he filmed his awarding winning off-kilter Western in the South Island

Who knows what happened on May 8, 1945 when Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, and sister Princess Margaret went on to the streets of London to celebrate Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

The latest Mad Max movie is an "incredibly feminist action film" according to Charlize Theron who's talking down her chances of an Oscar nomination for her role as Imperator Furiosa.

From the packed line-up in the Documentary Edge festival, Peter Calder picks five of the best he's previewed.

Johnny Depp's dog groomer says she feels sorry for the Hollywood star after the Australian government ordered Pistol and Boo to "bugger off" or be put down.

If you're aching to learn which films have made the cut for the upcoming New Zealand International Film Festival, there's bad news in store: you'll have to wait until the full programme is launched on June 23.